Banking & Finance - Canada
Band 3
What the Team is Known For
Dentons Canada represents several major domestic banks in connection with their Canadian and cross-border financing transactions. The team's expertise encompasses syndicated loans as well as acquisition, construction, project and refinancing matters. The firm is well known for its extensive international reach; this continues to be a major benefit for clients, with cross-office support allowing the firm to offer a wide range of specialist expertise as and when it is required.
Strengths
Dentons has deep experience with legal matters and is a highly coordinated deal team.
Dentons Canada is able to connect us with specialists in any field, both in Canada and internationally.
The Dentons team is extremely well rounded.
Dentons' international presence has been helpful.
Work Highlights
Dentons Canada continued to assist Ligado Networks with a number of incremental financings.
Notable practitioners
Michael Henriques is based in Toronto, where he regularly assists lenders with syndicated and revolving financings and restructurings.
He is a very practical and responsive lawyer.
Michael is a pleasure to work with and demonstrates a high level of competency and knowledge.
Michael has been a great asset for our team.
Heidi Clark regularly assists both lenders and borrowers with financing transactions, including unsecured and project financing matters. She is based in Toronto.
She has a deep understanding of the practical perspectives.
Heidi Clark is an exceptional lawyer.
Heidi is incredibly client-focused. She anticipates issues, proactively engages in them and is very knowledgeable of the market.
Ryan Middleton has been lead partner on a range of notable acquisition and construction financings, as well as assisting lenders with refinancing mandates. Based in Toronto, he heads the Canadian banking and finance practice at Dentons.
He exceeds our expectations every time. His knowledge and his timeliness are key to our success in closing transactions, all while maintaining a strong customer experience.
He has been an invaluable partner to our group given his deep understanding of complex structures and strong leadership skills overall.
Ryan is a diligent, commercial and client-focused lawyer with exceptional attention to detail and dedication to exceeding expectations.
Radha Khosla is an emerging Toronto-based lawyer who regularly advises well-known Canadian banks on syndicated financing mandates.
Radha is a pleasure to work with. I rely on her to deliver under tight deadlines and provide constructive and concise advice.
Her experience provides for very efficient processes, thoughtful and very accurate drafting, as well as expert advice of how to handle bespoke situations.
